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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana

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Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis
Location
CountryDominican Republic
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Santo Domingo
MetropolitanSan Juan de la Maguana
Statistics
Area7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
550,000
450.000 (81.8%)
Parishes29
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 September 1953 (71 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTomás Alejo Concepción
Bishops emeritusJosé Dolores Grullón Estrella
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis) (erected 25 September 1953 as the Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, elevated 19 November 1969) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

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Coadjutor bishop

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Territorial losses

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Year Along with To form
1976 Diocese of Barahona
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  • "Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.